Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
See https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.phpptaxdetails&id510462 for the complex history of homonyms Nassa Lamarck 1799 (typically used for nasariids) and Nassa Röding 1798 (typically used for muricids)
Synonyms: Iopas Adams and Adams 1853, Jopas Adams and Adams 1853
Parent taxon: Rapaninae according to M. Claremont et al. 2013
See also Kantor et al. 2022, MacNeil 1960 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthais, Agnewia, Califrapana, Concholepas, Cymia, Dicathais, Drupa, Drupina, Ecphora, Indothais, Mancinella, Menathais, Neorapana, Neothais, Phycothais, Pinaxia, Plicopurpura, Purpura, Rapana, Reishia, Sargana, Semiricinula, Stramonita, Taurasia, Thais, Thaisella, Thalessa, Tribulus, Tritonopsis, Vasula, Vexilla
Subtaxa: Nassa francolinus Nassa serta Nassa situla Nassa tuamotuensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Djibouti (1 collection), Tonga (2), United States (3: Hawaii)
• Pliocene of Japan (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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